Lookingglass Bolsters Executive Leadership Team and Launches Northern Virginia Presence
Three Cyber Industry Strategy Veterans Join Lookingglass Management to Drive Corporate Growth
Arlington, VA – (February 25, 2013) – Lookingglass, a pioneer delivering over-the-horizon visibility through a revolutionary Cyber Threat Intelligence Monitoring and Management platform, has today announced the relocation of their corporate headquarters to the Ballston area of Northern Virginia at 901 N. Stuart St., Arlington, VA. The company also announced the appointment of three IT security veterans to the executive management team. The appointments include, Chris Coleman, Vice President of Product Strategy and Marketing; Tony Summerlin, Chief Revenue Officer; and Don Gilberg, who adds to his role as an investor in Lookingglass the position of Senior Vice President of Strategic Development.
“We are excited about expanding our NOVA footprint and the addition of a team of well regarded and experienced IT security executives,” said Derek Gabbard, CEO of Lookingglass. “The nature of today’s rapidly emerging threats mandates an unprecedented level of intelligence and visibility for organizations into the latest and most threatening cyber risks. Our Northern Virginia expansion will allow us to address growing customer requests and attract the highest caliber of talent. The addition of experienced leaders like Chris, Tony and Don will assure that our product stays on the cutting-edge of technology advancements and ensure it is aligned with our rapidly changing client needs. This team will also ensure that Lookingglass will continue our momentum as a world leader in cyber threat intelligence management.”
To enhance product development, corporate strategy and business development, Lookingglass has enlisted the following executives:
- Chris Coleman, VP of Product Strategy and Marketing – Coleman is a technology visionary that will be responsible for corporate messaging and the expansion of the Lookingglass product suite. His thought leadership will translate the needs of the customer to the Lookingglass team and work to ensure product development aligns with Lookingglass’ rapidly expanding customer base in the commercial and federal markets. Prior to Lookingglass, Coleman served as the Director of Cyber Security at Cisco Systems, Inc. where he focused on identifying solutions to critical customer challenges through delivery of Cisco and partner technologies for civilian, defense and intelligence organizations. Previously, Coleman also served in key management roles with Integrated Data Systems and with ManTech where he managed the NetWitness product development team.
- Tony Summerlin, Chief Revenue Officer – Summerlin’s extensive experience in developing business strategies and aligning IT initiatives will be key to his role in driving adoption, revenue growth and customer satisfaction for Lookingglass’ products in both the public and commercial sectors, as well as expanding partnership activities. He is well known for his work with complex technology projects and systems solutions as well as managing both software and services technology companies from growth stage through acquisition/IPO. Summerlin brings more than 25 years of global experience in business consulting and leadership with organizations such as the Internal Revenue Service, Department of Energy and Department of Homeland Security as well as in the Office of Management and Budget in supporting White House initiatives. In the private sector, he held positions at Citicorp, GE, General Motors and many others.
- Don Gilberg, SVP of Strategic Development – Gilberg is a Series A investor in Lookingglass and has now become an active member of its executive leadership team. He has a proven track record in a similar management role and as an early stage investor with NetWitness (prior to the successful exit of the company in a sale to EMC-RSA). This experience will aid with both his responsibilities of developing strategic relationships with public and private organizations and providing a successful roadmap for overall corporate growth and profitability. Gilberg is a member of the Board of Directors at Digital Sandbox, has served as Chairman and currently holds the position of Chairman Emeritus of the InfraGard Board of Advisors, a partnership between the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the private sector. InfraGard is an association with nearly 55,000 members from businesses, academic institutions and state and local law enforcement agencies dedicated to sharing information and intelligence for the protection of national critical infrastructure.
About Lookingglass Cyber Solutions
Lookingglass is a pioneer delivering over-the-horizon visibility through a revolutionary Cyber Threat Intelligence Monitoring and Management platform. The Lookingglass product suite offers innovative solutions that deliver deep visibility into the Internet threat landscape. With its ScoutVisionTM and CloudScoutTM solutions, Lookingglass offers alert and warning capabilities that empower customers to continuously monitor for over-the-horizon threats from outside a client’s network and control, such as the presence of botnets, hosts associated with cyber criminal networks, unexpected route changes and the loss of network resiliency. Lookingglass’ outside-in approach accounts for a client’s entire enterprise cyber ecosystem including the extended enterprise, and other networks beyond their control. This oversight ensures business partners or service providers are not the proximate cause of security breaches or data loss. For more information, visit www.LGScout.com.